Daniel Levy / The Harvard International Review (June 2011)
Examination of the history of the conflict as it relates to borders. Questions of how and to what extent are
borders an integral aspect of the conflict, and how central the border issue should be to peace efforts, are also
addressed. Read More
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60 Minutes (2011)
Lesley Stahl reports from under the city of Jerusalem from a controversial archeological dig that has become a
flashpoint in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (13:40) Watch >
May 18, 2011
What Obama should tell Israeli Netanyahu when they meet in the White House Friday
by Ori Nir, Spokesperson, Americans for Peace Now
(...) Anyway, Bibi, in the past several weeks I've been working with my staff on Mideast policy speeches. So, the Middle East has been on my mind. And I've actually reached conclusions and made decisions. Now, please, hear me out. You know that this is coming from a friend and ally.
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly (2011)
Violence in Jerusalem is no surprise, says author James Carroll, "because that's the human story. The great thing
about Jerusalem is it's a place where the human story gets transcended." (14:38) Watch >
Dear Friend,
When I was a teenager, I told my dad I wanted to be an actor. In response, he gave me the only piece of advice he ever offered me--"Learn to play the accordion." And he was serious. He said, "You can always make a living with an accordion."By Ori Nir, APN Spokesman
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Israel's Independence Day is a good time to revel in what such a small country has achieved in such a short time and under such trying circumstances. But it is also a time to resolve to do more.
B'Tselem (May 2011)
Study of the various means Israel uses to ensure its control of the Jordan Valley and the northern Dead Sea area:
the land, the water sources, the tourist sites, and the natural resources.
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The Saban Center for Middle East Policy (May 2011)
Results of a simulation held by the Brookings Institution to test the resilience of a hypothetical agreement
between Israelis and Palestinians on the issues of borders and security. Kenneth M. Pollack analyzes the
simulation's implications for an Israeli-Palestinian border and security agreement. Read More
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Religion & Ethics Newsweekly (2011)
"We are Jews. We don't have to save the Palestinian heritage," says Itzik Shweky of the Society for Preservation of
Israel Heritage Sites. But an American Jew from Brooklyn says the abandoned Palestinian village of Lifta is
important for Jews as well as Arabs. (8:41) Watch >
April 6, 2011
Israeli response to the Arab Peace Initiative developed with the aid of Israeli experts, and based on the known
solutions to all the basic elements of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (the Clinton parameters, the proposals put
forth Barak at Camp David, the Olmert and Livni understandings in the framework of the Annapolis process, the talks
with Syria from the time of Rabin). Read More >